Tread Water

[Intro ] F Am G (Em) How long can we tread water? F Am G How long can we stay afloat? F Am G F Am G [Verso 1] F Am You loved me like a broken record G Skipping through your favorite verse F Am You're dancing on to something better G With somebody that knows your worth [Ponte] F Am G I'm, I'm just an echo F Am G Yeah, I'm, I'm just a wave crashing [Refrão] F Am G (Em) How long can we tread water? F Am G How long can we stay 'float? F Am G (Em) You wanna swim, you gotta learn to let go F Am G 'Cause if you hold me any longer, yeah, you know F Am G We'll sink like a stone [Verso 2] F Am I never meant to break that promise G I never meant to let you down F Am You thought that I was something different G It's funny how it all played out, yeah [Ponte] F Am G I, I was your lifeboat F Am G But I capsized in your waves, crashing [Refrão] F Am G (Em) How long can we tread water? (How long, how long?) F Am G How long can we stay 'float? (How long, how long?) F Am G (Em) You wanna swim, you gotta learn to let go F Am G 'Cause if you hold me any longer, yeah, you know Am We'll sink like a stone [Ponte] G Now nothing I can say is gonna change the way it was G C The tide can't wash away the memory of us Am G And while the search and rescue's circling above F I'd give you the last breath of air from my lungs F Am G (Em) How long can we tread water? F Am G How long can we stay afloat? Outro F Am G (Em) You wanna swim, you gotta learn to let go F Am G 'Cause if you hold me any longer, yeah, you know F Am G 'Cause if you hold me any longer, yeah, you know F Am G We'll sink like a stone F Am G We'll sink like a stone